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1 Samuel 7:3

Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”

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1 Samuel 7:3 has 29 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 29 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Luke 4:8 (187 votes) and Deuteronomy 13:4 (143 votes). 29 other verses point back to it. It links with 22 other books, from Genesis 35 to 2 Corinthians 6.

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Which verses does 1 Samuel 7:3 point to?

The 20 strongest of 29, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Luke 4:8187 votes

    But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

  2. Deuteronomy 13:4143 votes

    You are to follow the LORD your God and fear Him. Keep His commandments and listen to His voice; serve Him and hold fast to Him.

  3. Matthew 4:10119 votes

    “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

  4. Deuteronomy 6:1398 votes

    Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.

  5. Isaiah 55:766 votes

    Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

  6. Joshua 24:1465 votes

    Now, therefore, fear the LORD and serve Him in sincerity and truth; cast aside the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.

  7. John 4:2461 votes

    God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

  8. Deuteronomy 10:2060 votes

    You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.

  9. Joshua 24:2359 votes

    “Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”

  10. Joel 2:12–1354 votes

    “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.

  11. 1 Kings 8:4848 votes
  12. Deuteronomy 30:2–1045 votes
  13. Hosea 6:1–245 votes
  14. Matthew 6:2439 votes
  15. Matthew 15:833 votes
  16. Judges 10:629 votes
  17. Genesis 35:227 votes
  18. 1 Chronicles 22:1927 votes
  19. 1 Chronicles 28:926 votes
  20. Jeremiah 4:3–426 votes

Which verses point to 1 Samuel 7:3?

The 10 strongest of 29.